Despite difficulties faced in 2020 due to Covid-19 the Australian Doctor’s International ( ADI ) is pleased to have completed nine outreach health patrols with support from the New Ireland Provincial Health Authority. In 2021 ADI will be conducting 12 patrols. “ Our patrols comprise of both road and sea based patrols. Almost three quarters of the patrols are sea based where we will use banana boats or the Government fast boat to access the rural health facilities and the communities,” said ADI’s Office Manageress Sherel Nama. The first patrol of the year was successfully carried out at the Lelet…
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The unintended consequences of the liquor restrictions during this Nationwide Isolation period, will cost some millions of Kina in tax revenue to the government from the country’s leading alcohol beverage producer, SP Brewery. The company’s Managing Director, Mr. Ed Weggemans, said the channels that will be closed, account for 85% of the projected sales volume in the coming 4 weeks. “The volume lost would have generated over K17, 080, 644 in Excise Duty and K4, 383, 528 in GST. This loss of K21, 464, 172 is irreversible and will not be recovered when the outlets open again.” “A further 1.0million…
THE Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (AIC) Division of the Port Moresby General Hospital conducted a two-day basic ventilator workshop to familiarise staff on how to use the instruments correctly. The workshop which was held from 9-10 April, 2021 was held for frontline health workers in the National Capital District who are looking after critically ill, COVID-19 patients. AIC coordinator Dr. Arvin Karu said a ventilator plays a vital role in an intensive care or critical care setting therefore health workers have to be trained in using the equipment properly. “The aim was to equip them with some basic knowledge on…
Secretary for Education Dr. Uke Kombra is calling on students, teachers and parents to remain calm amidst rumours that they will be the next group of people to be vaccinated against COVID-19. “Vaccination is voluntary and will depend on the Government’s plan to roll it out across the country. Students and teachers will be informed accordingly but in the meantime, it is voluntary and the priority target group are the frontline health workers.” The Secretary made this statement after receiving information about school children in a certain province who panicked and fled their school after learning that they were going…
A sausage sizzle fundraiser was held recently within the vicinity of the Pacific Palms Property at Ahuia Street Gordon’s and will continue to be held every Friday. This is to help support the Athletes of Team PNG for the Tokyo Olympic games in Japan this year. Secretary General of the PNG Olympic Committee, Auvita Rapilla said that they are grateful for this initiative from Media Partners Ltd with the sausage sizzle. Mrs Rapilla further said that Team PNG is our team, they represent the country and are our flag carriers in the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and Pacific Games and…
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and with the event celebrated every second Sunday in May, many will be out next week looking for a special gift that special woman who plays that role in your family; be it your wife, girlfriend, mothers, sisters, aunties, and grandmothers. PNG chart topping artist Chris Cobb and Music Producer Emmanuel Muganaua aka DJ Toxic Mahn have released their latest single titled ‘Mama’ just in time for this important day that’s celebrated worldwide. “Mama was created off the back of a conversation we were sharing about our mother’s and the memories that we…
Young and promising PNG Muay Thai fighter Joshua Lester has one goal set right now and has his sights on the Muay Thai World Title. The 19 year old is hoping to fight for a belt by the end of this year and hopes to continue fighting and training when he returns to PNG from his studies. Muay Thai, or sometimes referred to as ‘Thai boxing’, is a Martial Art and combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques known as the ‘art of eight limbs’ as it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows,…
The La Sallian movement will celebrate its 75 years of existence in PNG this year. Preparations are already underway to meet the costs of hosting the event which will be celebrated in August at De La Salle secondary school, Port Moresby. A fundraising drive started yesterday at Saint John the Apostle Parish, Tokarara and will move to other parishes within NCD in the coming Sundays. The fundraisings will be parish based. National Coordinator Grace Wrakia said the first Australian brothers arrived in PNG in 1946 and this year will be their diamond jubilee. “The Lassalian movement comprises of teachers/educators at…
Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and a country from the West Indies join England in qualifying for Birmingham 2022; Qualifier to determine final participant Cricket is the first discipline to announce qualifying teams for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as the sport makes a landmark re-entry to the prestigious multi-sport event scheduled from 28 July to 8 August next year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) made the announcement on Monday as women’s cricket features in the Games for the first time in 22 editions and cricket for only the second time ever,…
26 year old Jordan Morris from the Western Highlands province had a passion for drawing, ever since he first held a pencil in his hand. That passion stayed with him to this very day and saw him produce some fascinating art pieces so far. His first ever artwork was a portrait of a Western Highlands woman dressed up in her traditional attire, which was called Mountain Meri. The piece actually went viral on Facebook and received a lot of positive comments, views and shares. “The recent art that went viral was an imagination I had of what a powerful woman…